Linde Competitors

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) and Linde (NYSE:LIN) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Dividends

Exxon Mobil pays an annual dividend of $3.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Linde pays an annual dividend of $4.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Exxon Mobil pays out 154.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Linde pays out 57.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Exxon Mobil has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Linde has raised its dividend for 29 consecutive years.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Exxon Mobil and Linde's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Exxon Mobil has higher revenue and earnings than Linde. Exxon Mobil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Linde, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Exxon Mobil and Linde, as provided by MarketBeat.

Exxon Mobil currently has a consensus price target of $53.3462, suggesting a potential downside of 3.83%. Linde has a consensus price target of $266.25, suggesting a potential downside of 6.69%. Given Exxon Mobil's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Exxon Mobil is more favorable than Linde.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

50.9% of Exxon Mobil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.6% of Linde shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Exxon Mobil shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Linde shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Exxon Mobil and Linde's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Volatility & Risk

Exxon Mobil has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Linde has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Linde beats Exxon Mobil on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

Linde (NYSE:LIN) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

Linde has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chevron has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

72.6% of Linde shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.3% of Chevron shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Linde shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Chevron shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Linde pays an annual dividend of $4.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Chevron pays an annual dividend of $5.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Linde pays out 57.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chevron pays out 82.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Linde has raised its dividend for 29 consecutive years and Chevron has raised its dividend for 34 consecutive years. Chevron is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Linde and Chevron's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Chevron has higher revenue and earnings than Linde. Chevron is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Linde, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Linde and Chevron's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Linde and Chevron, as provided by MarketBeat.

Linde currently has a consensus price target of $266.25, indicating a potential downside of 6.69%. Chevron has a consensus price target of $111.0741, indicating a potential upside of 9.10%. Given Chevron's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Chevron is more favorable than Linde.

Summary

Linde beats Chevron on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

Total (NYSE:TOT) and Linde (NYSE:LIN) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

5.4% of Total shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.6% of Linde shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Linde shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Total and Linde, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Total presently has a consensus target price of $48.3333, suggesting a potential upside of 7.60%. Linde has a consensus target price of $266.25, suggesting a potential downside of 6.69%. Given Total's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Total is more favorable than Linde.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Total and Linde's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Total has higher revenue and earnings than Linde. Total is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Linde, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Total and Linde's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Dividends

Total pays an annual dividend of $2.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Linde pays an annual dividend of $4.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Total pays out 50.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Linde pays out 57.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Linde has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years. Total is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Volatility and Risk

Total has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Linde has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Linde beats Total on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

Linde (NYSE:LIN) and BP (NYSE:BP) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

72.6% of Linde shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.9% of BP shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Linde shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BP shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Linde pays an annual dividend of $4.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. BP pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Linde pays out 57.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BP pays out 42.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Linde has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years and BP has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. BP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Linde and BP's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

BP has higher revenue and earnings than Linde. BP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Linde, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Linde has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BP has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Linde and BP, as reported by MarketBeat.

Linde presently has a consensus target price of $266.25, suggesting a potential downside of 6.69%. BP has a consensus target price of $27.9889, suggesting a potential upside of 13.82%. Given BP's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BP is more favorable than Linde.

Profitability

This table compares Linde and BP's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

Linde beats BP on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

Enbridge (NYSE:ENB) and Linde (NYSE:LIN) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Volatility & Risk

Enbridge has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Linde has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Enbridge pays an annual dividend of $2.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Linde pays an annual dividend of $4.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Enbridge pays out 130.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Linde pays out 57.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enbridge has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Linde has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Enbridge and Linde, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Enbridge currently has a consensus price target of $52.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.54%. Linde has a consensus price target of $266.25, suggesting a potential downside of 6.69%. Given Enbridge's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Enbridge is more favorable than Linde.

Profitability

This table compares Enbridge and Linde's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

51.1% of Enbridge shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.6% of Linde shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Enbridge shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Linde shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Enbridge and Linde's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Enbridge has higher revenue and earnings than Linde. Enbridge is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Linde, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Linde beats Enbridge on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

Linde (NYSE:LIN) and ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Linde and ConocoPhillips' top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

ConocoPhillips has higher revenue and earnings than Linde. ConocoPhillips is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Linde, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Linde and ConocoPhillips' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

72.6% of Linde shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.9% of ConocoPhillips shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Linde shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of ConocoPhillips shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Linde pays an annual dividend of $4.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. ConocoPhillips pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Linde pays out 57.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ConocoPhillips pays out 47.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Linde has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years and ConocoPhillips has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. ConocoPhillips is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Volatility & Risk

Linde has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ConocoPhillips has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Linde and ConocoPhillips, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Linde currently has a consensus target price of $266.25, suggesting a potential downside of 6.69%. ConocoPhillips has a consensus target price of $54.2609, suggesting a potential upside of 6.44%. Given ConocoPhillips' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ConocoPhillips is more favorable than Linde.

Summary

Linde beats ConocoPhillips on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.